Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) is a premium business-to-business events company focusing on the dynamic and ever changing requirements of the MENA region. Our events are highly efficient networking and learning opportunities, bringing senior decision makers together and providing up-to-the-minute information on industry trends, government initiatives, technological advances and developments in regulation. As such, they act not only as extremely effective tools for gaining competitive advantage, but also as high level platforms for change in the industries they serve.

With our headquarters in Dubai, UAE and with regional representation in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, ACM operates across the MENA region, combining our local knowledge and contacts with the latest international standards.

ACM boasts a talented, cosmopolitan, passionate, multi-lingual and above all, experienced and professional team and together we have nurtured an internal culture of communication, cooperation and shared ambition.

Job Purpose:

Plan and build a profitable database within ACM's Marketing Department, by conducting optimal researches aimed at target audiences and providing support to the Sales/Marketing teams.

You will work within a dedicated marketing team and receive regular training and mentoring from an experienced Line Manager in order to provide you with the customized tools and techniques to meet your targets.

Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) is a premium business-to-business events company focusing on the dynamic and ever changing requirements of the MENA region. Our events are highly efficient networking and learning opportunities, bringing senior decision makers together and providing up-to-the-minute information on industry trends, government initiatives, technological advances and developments in regulation. As such, they act not only as extremely effective tools for gaining competitive advantage, but also as high level platforms for change in the industries they serve.

With our headquarters in Dubai, UAE and with regional representation in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, ACM operates across the MENA region, combining our local knowledge and contacts with the latest international standards.

ACM boasts a talented, cosmopolitan, passionate, multi-lingual and above all, experienced and professional team and together we have nurtured an internal culture of communication, cooperation and shared ambition.

Job Purpose:

A pivotal role in the success of ACM’s conference portfolio, you will be calling existing or potential customers on a daily basis to achieve ACM’s delegate acquisition and revenue growth objectives for each conference. The role focuses on having a sound knowledge of ACM brands and events and using this knowledge to generate client interest, qualify prospects, and close deals. You will work within a dedicated delegate sales team and receive regular training and mentoring from an experienced Line Manager in order to provide you with the customized tools and techniques to meet your targets.

Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) is a premium business-to-business events company focusing on the dynamic and ever changing requirements of the MENA region. Our events are highly efficient networking and learning opportunities, bringing senior decision makers together and providing up-to-the-minute information on industry trends, government initiatives, technological advances and developments in regulation. As such, they act not only as extremely effective tools for gaining competitive advantage, but also as high level platforms for change in the industries they serve.

With our headquarters in Dubai, UAE and with regional representation in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, ACM operates across the MENA region, combining our local knowledge and contacts with the latest international standards.

ACM boasts a talented, cosmopolitan, passionate, multi-lingual and above all, experienced and professional team and together we have nurtured an internal culture of communication, cooperation and shared ambition.

Job Purpose:

A pivotal role in the success of ACM’s conference portfolio, you will be calling existing or potential customers on a daily basis to achieve ACM’s sponsorship investment and revenue growth objectives for each conference. The role focuses on having a sound knowledge of established and newly launched ACM brands and events and using this knowledge to generate client interest, qualify prospects, and close deals. You will work within a dedicated sponsorship sales team and receive regular training and mentoring from an experienced Line Manager in order to provide you with the customized tools and techniques to meet your targets.

Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) is a premium business-to-business events company focusing on the dynamic and ever changing requirements of the MENA region. Our events are highly efficient networking and learning opportunities, bringing senior decision makers together and providing up-to-the-minute information on industry trends, government initiatives, technological advances and developments in regulation. As such, they act not only as extremely effective tools for gaining competitive advantage, but also as high level platforms for change in the industries they serve.

With our headquarters in Dubai, UAE and with regional representation in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, ACM operates across the MENA region, combining our local knowledge and contacts with the latest international standards.

ACM boasts a talented, cosmopolitan, passionate, multi-lingual and above all, experienced and professional team and together we have nurtured an internal culture of communication, cooperation and shared ambition.

Job Purpose:

A key role within the event team, the conference producer is responsible for creating the conference content and agenda. The role requires you to have the ability to research and develop commercially attractive and high quality event programs. You will be comfortable communicating with and gaining support from senior level executives and decision makers during your research and speaker invitation process.

The role of a conference producer is to also function as a project leader and content expert for each event. You will have excellent time management skills, be commercially minded, possess strong project coordination ability and have effective communication skills for both written and spoken English.

Main Tasks:

Develop strong, well researched ACM conference programmes in line with the topic brief provided by the production team leader.

Create and build a contact database of prospective speakers, sponsors and event partners.

Complete telephone research with the events target audience to understand the challenges and opportunities present in the market.

Develop the event strategy and to write a high quality conference agenda.

Maintain and expand the database of prospects for your assigned conferences by researching relevant companies online and adding them to the Marketing List in the CRM system.

Create the marketing, sponsorship and data build briefs to ensure the project team are all able to effectively support the event’s objectives.

Work closely with Line Manager to ensure agreed KPIs are consistently met.

Collaborate and communicate with the Project Teams for your assigned conferences, providing updates on the event program and to ensure all team members have the required information to support the event’s success.

Enter, complete, and maintain accurate and timely production data on the CRM, updating clients’ contact details where applicable.

Coordinate with the Marketing Team to ensure content themes are provided for direct marketing campaign activity.

Provide the copy for the event website, brochure and all other relevant content for the marketing campaign.

Run the conference onsite from a programme management perspective (with support from the event operations team and sponsorship team).

Uphold the core values and vision of ACM at all times with a strong, positive and customer orientated approach to clients.

Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) is a premium business-to-business events company focusing on the dynamic and ever changing requirements of the MENA region. Our events are highly efficient networking and learning opportunities, bringing senior decision makers together and providing up-to-the-minute information on industry trends, government initiatives, technological advances and developments in regulation. As such, they act not only as extremely effective tools for gaining competitive advantage, but also as high level platforms for change in the industries they serve.

With our headquarters in Dubai, UAE and with regional representation in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, ACM operates across the MENA region, combining our local knowledge and contacts with the latest international standards.

ACM boasts a talented, cosmopolitan, passionate, multi-lingual and above all, experienced and professional team and together we have nurtured an internal culture of communication, cooperation and shared ambition.

Job Purpose:

ACM is focused on strengthening and broadening its management team to facilitate our growth and efficiency plans. An exciting and important new role for ACM based in Beirut, the Head of Delegate Sales will be recruiting, training and driving the daily performance of a newly established Delegate Sales team. Responsible for hitting revenue targets, performance KPIs and cultivating a vibrant and ambitious team culture, the Head of Delegate Sales will report directly to the Managing Director in Dubai and have a MENA-wide portfolio of products. This role has enormous scope for growth and progression.

Main Tasks:

Recruit a young, talented, high caliber sales force, to budget and specification.

Train and mentor the team in line with ACM’s sales approach and methodology.

Implement clear KPIs and Performance Development Plans to support progress, encourage retention and establish succession planning.

Working with us - why you should join the team

In the B2B conference world "Topic is King", but at Advanced Conferences & Meetings, we also understand that our employees are equally vital to our success; our team's talent, skills, industry knowledge and drive are fundamentally what allow us to deliver the timely and vital events that our markets demand and what propels our growth and diversity. It's not rocket science - a great topic is only a worthwhile commodity when it has a skilled team to develop it, promote it and deliver it for the right audience at the right time and at the right price.

Our industry by its very nature has to be dynamic and cutting edge and thus it is similar levels of energy and innovation that we look for from all members of our team. Whether experienced, or new to the conferencing world, if you can bring ambition, passion, commitment and some nascent commercial acumen to us, we can help nurture and grow those qualities within a structured, fast paced and engaging meritocracy. We don't just want to recruit the best talent in our industry, we want to train, motivate and retain them.

Outlining our expectations – what we are looking for from you

We want born entrepreneurs and communicators - ingrained within our corporate vision are a philosophy of collaboration and an ideas focused culture of innovation. Regardless of which function you have within the business, we want people who are looking to create opportunities, who want to be there at the inception of a great new product, have the instinct and vision to refresh existing events and know how to get internal and external buy-in for their ideas. We want all of our team's opinions when it comes to reaching our markets and evolving our corporate strategy.

We want professionalism to be your byword - we have to deliver on all of our promises to clients each and every time and we must exceed, not just meet their expectations. No shortcuts, no compromises - B2B commercial conferencing is first and foremost a service industry and maintaining our reputation for quality, integrity and added value is paramount to our success and longevity.

We want resilience, drive and a hunger to learn - maintaining productivity and the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines are essential skillsets in the fast-paced conferencing environment. If you can thrive when ascending a learning curve and you are a confident decision maker under pressure, you are in the right place.

Good managers should always look to hire people with the potential to be even better than they are. Show us why you are one of those people.

Setting your expectations – our commitment to our team

Investing in our team is one of our key values, set at the very heart of our business. Advanced Conferences & Meetings provide a wealth of opportunities for skills and careers development across a diverse range of disciplines. As a growing company, there are ample opportunities to grow with us, learn a wide range of cross-functional skills and take your next steps in to management.

From your induction onwards, you will receive a mix of on-the-job mentoring and more advanced training and as part of your structured development, you will take part in objective annual appraisals. We believe our best practices and processes are both ideal for our industry, but also give an excellent grounding in highly transferable business skills. Positions with us often involve international travel and opportunities to network at a very high level, adding another layer of experience and development.

Ultimately of course, remuneration and financial rewards are a key consideration of any job. Not only do we believe our employment packages are highly competitive, but we also offer different functions a variety of ways to participate in our Incentive Compensation Plan scheme.

Our commitment to staff is straightforward, if you bring the right attitude to work each day, we will bring the tools, training and incentives for you to thrive.